Tax Reform 2025

Discover the latest tax measures of the new Belgian government

Tax reform 2025

Important side note: The governmental proposals are implemented in phases, use the navigation options below, to see which measures have been already adopted. (1st phase - law of 18 July 2025).

The Belgian federal coalition agreement is a blueprint for the socio-economic relaunch government as it calls itself and contains important changes in the areas of taxation, labour market and pensions. Below is a preliminary overview of the topics.

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  • Statutory retirement of employees  
  • Supplementary pension for employees (2nd pillar)
  • Unemployment with company allowance

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  • Increase in employee wages/ purchase power
  • Salary cost and amendments to the employer social security contributions
  • Indexation and wage norm law 
  • Expansion of flexi-jobs
  • Flexibilisation of working time 
  • Family Credit 
  • Reintroduction of probationary period and modification of rules on termination 
  • Sickness and reintegration 
  • Migration, work and residence permits 
  • Temporary/flexible transfer of staff to another employer 
  • Right to strike

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  • Movable income:
    • Change in withholding tax rate
    • Copyright
    • Securities tax
    • Carried interest

  • Immovable income: 
    • Abolition of federal interest deduction on second residences 

  • Professional income:
    • Higher net wage
    • Mobility budget
    • Costs proper to the employer
    • Second pillar pension accrual for the self-employed
    • Introduction of a new deduction for the self-employed from 2027
    • Expat regime
    • Tax deductions

  • Capital gains tax

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  • Reform of dividend received deduction (DRD)
  • Increase in minimum remuneration for application of reduced rate
  • Adjustment taxation of dividends paid out of liquidation reserves
  • Transition period for hybrid company cars
  • Change on depreciation method
  • Relaxation on group contribution regime
  • Relaxations on investment deductions
  • Increase in employer contribution to meal vouchers
  • Supplementary pension for directors
  • Exit tax on corporate emigration
  • Transfer prices
  • Form 270 MLH
  • Digital tax

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  • VAT rates
  • Right to deduction
  • Procedure
  • Customs & excise

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  • Strengthening legal certainty 
  • Anti-fraud measures 
  • Simplification

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